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View synonyms for hypnotism

hypnotism

[ hip-nuh-tiz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the science dealing with the induction of hypnosis.
  2. the act of hypnotizing.


hypnotism

/ ˈhɪpnəˌtɪzəm /

noun

  1. the scientific study and practice of hypnosis
  2. the process of inducing hypnosis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • hypno·tist noun
  • hypno·tistic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hypnotism1

Shortening of neuro-hypnotism, term introduced by British surgeon James Braid (1795–1860) in 1842; hypnotic, -ism
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Example Sentences

I found the hypnotism section particularly fascinating, not because it provided all the answers about this phenomenon but because there’s clearly so much that remains unknown.

(Among more secular audiences, Noebel may be best known for his 1965 work, Communism, Hypnotism and The Beatles).

They are in a total state of hypnotism by sports, by Hollywood.

Such men are so set in their habits, nothing but a miracle or hypnotism can save them.

Hypnotism has been employed against all kinds of sexual processes, both in adults and in children.

To pass the weary time Jones and Hill dabbled in and experimented with hypnotism and telepathy.

They rejected hypnotism as in most cases too dangerous, but used a milder form which is known as "hypnoidization."

Under hypnotism it was discovered to be a case of multiple personality.

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